Shimaa joins the research team from Lancaster University, UK, where she completed her PhD entitled “The Impact of Internationalisation on Economic Growth of Developing Countries”. Previously she was award an MSc and undergraduate degree in Economics from the School of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University. Shimaa has extensive teaching experience gained at Misr International University, Egypt and Lancaster University, UK.Shimaa will be leading the “productivity vs effectiveness” research theme, building on her interests in the field of analysing the performance of health care units and measuring the productivity in the health care sector.